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Sunday 15 March 2015European TourYear in Review
Coetzee wins Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 2015 · George Coetzee’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse R18,500,000 ZAR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/17°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 36 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jacques Blaauw RSA · 267Posted the clubhouse lead at 13 under with a bogey-free, course-record-equalling 61, but Coetzee birdied the 17th to win by one. Coetzee wins Tshwane Open at home course - Golf Canada (Associated Press)
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
George Coetzee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Canada (Associated Press)
15 March 2015
It’s perfect playing my home course and winning this. I never thought as a kid that I would play a European Tour event at my home club.
Golf Monthly
15 March 2015
It was fun out there, everything just went in. It’s always good to be in contention in these big events coming down the stretch.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Coetzee | 67 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Jacques Blaauw | 72 · 65 · 69 · 61 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Tjaart van der Walt | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Dean Burmester | 65 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Craig Lee | 67 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Jaco Ahlers | 69 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Adrian Otaegui | 67 · 62 · 72 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Robert Rock | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Rhys West | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Dylan Frittelli | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Mikael Lundberg | 70 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Erik van Rooyen | 66 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | David Horsey | 63 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1986-07-18, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet